Israel hits Hezbollah ‘strategic weapons’ cache in Beirut
Israel carried out airstrikes in the Beirut area on Wednesday morning after a five-day pause in attacks on the Lebanese capital.
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Gallant tells hostage families no deal on the horizon, Hamas hoping for regional war
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday told hostages’ family members that there is no end in sight to the impasse between Israel and Hamas on negotiations to free their loved ones, explaining that Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar is watching the escalations on the Lebanese and Iranian fronts and hoping his long-sought regional war will finally…
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This is how the Hezbollah UAV evaded detection, with fatal results
On Monday morning, Air Force Commander Major General Tomer Bar conducted a personal inspection of the Golani Training Base site before the initial assessment of the drone strike’s impact. In recent months, IDF has noted that the Air Force intercepts drones daily from all fronts. Major General Bar has ordered the full elimination of all operatives…
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Terror shooting attack near Ashdod kills police officer, wounds four, attacker killed
Warrant Officer Adir Kadosh died from a gunfire wound while being evacuated to Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital following a shooting terror attack, with another four wounded, on Highway 4 near Ashdod, the hospital reported on Tuesday.
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Tel Aviv suicide bombing attempt in August was overseen by Hamas in Turkey
An attempted suicide bombing attack in Tel Aviv several months ago was planned and carried out under the supervision of the Hamas terror group’s headquarters in Turkey, the Shin Bet and Israel Police said on Tuesday.
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Israel faces ‘severe shortage’ of interceptor missiles
Israel faces a severe shortage of interceptor missiles, as it strengthens its air defense systems to defend against attacks by Iran and its proxies, the London-based Financial Times newspaper reported Tuesday morning, citing senior military industry officials, former officers and experts.
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What types of deadly drones is Hezbollah using against Israel?
On October 13, four IDF soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah drone attack on a training base near Binyamina. This is the deadliest drone attack in twelve months carried out by the Iranian-backed terrorist group.
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Shin Bet head met with Egypt intel chief over stalled hostage deal talks
Shin Bet director Ronen Bar met with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel in in Cairo on Sunday, the Walla outlet reported, citing “a source familiar with the visit.”
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Iranian spy cell busted: Shin Bet arrests two Israelis in assassination plot
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the Lahav 433 unit of the Israel Police exposed an Iranian intelligence cell operating to recruit and activate Israeli citizens and arrested two residents of Ramat Gan suspected of planning to carry out an assassination attack on Iran’s behalf, Israeli media reported on Monday.
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US confirms it’s sending missile defense battery, 100 troops to operate it, to Israel
The Pentagon on Sunday confirmed that Washington will send an advanced air defense battery to Israel to protect the country in case of an Iranian reaction to an expected Israeli reprisal attack, along with American soldiers to operate it, as Tehran appeared to threaten the US troops to be stationed in the region. A US defense official said around…
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IDF names four fallen soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack on Golani Brigade base
The IDF named Sergeant Omri Tamari, Sergeant Yosef Hieb, Sergeant Yoav Agmon, and Sergeant Alon Amitay on Monday morning as the four soldiers killed during Hezbollah’s Sunday evening drone attack on a Golani Brigade training base near Binyamina.
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Finally on the offensive, IDF’s 91st Division slices through Hezbollah’s front lines
Little more than a year ago, Israel faced a dilemma on its northern border, beyond the hovering threat that had occupied its defense leaders for the previous two decades. The Lebanese terror group Hezbollah had erected two tents inside of Israeli territory, which Israel was determined to see removed.
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Three IDF reservists die in blast in northern Gaza
Three Israel Defense Forces reservists were killed and two other soldiers were seriously wounded when their vehicle hit an explosive device in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza, the military announced on Thursday.
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Putin hails ‘very close’ links with Iran at landmark first meeting with president, as Middle East tensions soar
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he shares a “very close” worldview with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian, as the sanctioned leaders held a friendly inaugural meeting just as the Middle East braces for Israel’s response to Tehran’s largest-ever missile attack last week.
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‘Civilians beat us’: Israeli teen discusses Hamas captivity
In a poignant interview for the “Children of October 7” social media project, 13-year-old Eitan Yahalomi from Kibbutz Nir Oz shared the harrowing details of his captivity at the hands of Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
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IAF kills Islamic Jihad chief in Samaria’s Nur Shams camp
An Israel Defense Forces airstrike killed the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group in the Nur Shams camp, located east of Tulkarem in western Samaria, the military announced early Friday.
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Brown University rejects anti-Israel students’ divestment proposal
Brown University’s board of governors has rejected a closely scrutinized, student-led proposal to divest from companies with business in Israel.
Read more: The Times of Israel
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Undercover Israeli commandos kill terror leader, four others on Nablus street
Undercover Israeli forces opened fire on a car in the West Bank city of Nablus, killing five terror suspects, authorities said Wednesday.
Among those killed in the broad daylight shooting near central Nablus was the long-sought leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade terror group in the nearby Balata refugee camp, according to police. He was…
